Charting of electrical equipment used

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This is a question for all out there:
Hi, I am wondering how other nurses chart or record the electrical equipment used during surgery (cautery, suction, scope light boxes, scd machines, patient warming devices, etc...). What are the different hospitals' policies, is each piece of equipment assigned an individual number, etc...this has come up in the hospital where I work and I was wondering what the community standard, or the standard of care is. I am filtering through AORN site and have not found specifics yet. Thanks!
Tiger52

We track items such as bovie, suction unit, tourniquet, and endoscopic vein generator. They are identified by a 2-digit number that is connected to the serial number (the serial number is what shows up in documentation- the 2-digit number is a shortcut to find it). We also document if there were issues with the equipment. Each piece of equipment is checked and labeled by biomed before it is permitted in the OR.